Ash-sifter.



0. W. HELTON. ASH SIFTER. APPLICATION FILED n20.1918- Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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"Be it knownth'at I, CHARLES W. HELTON, aoitizen f the United States, residing at Elmhurst, in the county of Dupage and State of Illinois, have invented certain new andusefulImprovements in Ash-Sifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an ash si-fter and has pit-of a furnace and then removing the for its principal object the production of efficient means for sifting the ashes 1n the coals :and allowing the same to be placed where desired.

a sifter body including a substantially rec- ;'-Another object 'of this inventionis the production of wash s'ifter provided with a wheel which-will support the'weight of the sifter when thesame is in use,-although after the ashes have been sifte'd'the' remaining coal maybe deposited where desired.

- Another object of this'invention' is the production of an ash sifter wherein' the sifter is operated V shovel and has ahandle extending therefrom for facilitating its operation, while a wheel is connected to the handle directly in the rear of theslfter body, thus permitting the sifter body to be inserted into an'ash I pit without interference from the supporting wheel. 1

Broadly-stated, this invention consists of tangular frame, said fram e'having a blade at its endforfacilitating the scooping'of ashcsqthereonto, a sifting'bottom carried by the frame, shanks extending from the rear portions of the frame, a handle carried by said shanks, V-shaped supporting brackets carried by'isaid shanks and handle at the junction thereof,"and a wheel carried by said brackets forsupporting 'thesifter body, said wheel being in the rear of the sifter body, thus being out of the way when ashes are being sifted and alsopermitting of the in sertion of the sifter" body into an ash pit without interference from the wheel.

One practical form of construction and assembly of the present invention will be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section through the body, the Wheel supporting bracket and handle being shown in elevation, and

.Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the ash sifter.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, about to be described, 5 indi- Specification of Letters Patent. "Application filed May 20, 1918. "Seria1'No.23 5;53 6.

shaped,

somewhat similarly to a Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

cates the frame of the sifting body. This frame oomprises'similarly constructed sides 6 having inwardly extending bridges 7 at their inner ends. Each bridge 7' is provided with a shank 8 extending rearwardly therebe noted by referring to from and it will Fig. 'lythat the shank'8 extends slightly up- Wardly. The construction of the sides and bridges constitute a substantially rectangula'r body, whichin practical use is of sub stantially the same size as the door of the ash pit, thus readily inserted through Without interference. Th'e' bladeat the forward end of the siftingrbody indicated at 9, is substantially U- as shown iniFig. 1. It will be noted that "this blade 9 i-s extendedat an angle or projects in a plane which crosses permitting the body to be the door opening the longitudinal axis of the siftingbody,

thus compensating for the tilting of the sifting body when the same "is inserted into the ash pit. By the diagonal extension of this blade'i-t will be seen that when the forward end of the body is tilted downwardly, the blade will then rest flat upon the bottom of the ash pit and for this'reason will easily pass under the ashes of the pit.

Awire mesh bottom lOis secured to the sides 6 and bridges 7 in any suitable manner, While the U-shaped blade 9 is upon the forward end of thewire, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Thus it will be seen that the entire portion ofthe sifting body has a mesh in engagement therewith, although. the sides and bridges extend for considerable distance above the Wire mesh 10, thus preventing side displacement of the ashes or coals.

The handle 11 hasits lower end extei1d ing through the shank 8 and is held in pos'ition bythe rivets 12. Thus it will be seen that the-handle. 11' may be gripped for opei-atingthe sifting body somewhat similarly to the mode of operating a shovel.

A V-shape'd bracket'13 is carried upon each shank 8 and these V-shaped brackets 13 are also retained in position by the rivets 12. A stub axle'bolt 14 is carried by the apices of the brackets 13 and the wheel 15 is carried upon this bolt. Particular attention isinvited to the fact that this Wheel is carred directly beneath the forward end of the handle and in the rear of the body. Accordingly, the wheel will not be positioned so as to be clogged by the ashes falling thereclamped on and a very important feature resides in the placing body, to allow the body to be easily insertfrom ed in an ash pit without interference the wheel. As is commonly known, the bottom of the air pitis built ,up slightly above the floor or supporting surface upon which the furnace or boiler is carried and for this reason if a Wheel were carried directly under the sifting body it would interfere with the easy passing of the sifting body into the ash pit. However, by mounting the e wheel of the present invention in the rear of the body, the body may -ried within the ash pit, -no

be easily passed. through the door opening and will easily dig into or scoop up the ashes without inter ference from the wheel.

In operation, the deviceis of a dustless nature,-since the siftingofthe ashes actually takes place in take away the dust without allowing the same to escape through the door opening of the ash pit. Accordingly, tilted to bring of the ash pit and then by forward movement the ashes will be shoveled or scooped onto the sifting'body. A reciprocal stroke of the handle will cause like movement of the. sifting body and willthus cause the ashes to be sifted through the. wire mesh 10 although the coals will be retained on this wire mesh.

The sifting body may then be drawn from the ash pit and When the sifting operation is taking it is obvious the weight of the siftplace,

the ashes thereon will be suping body and ported by the wheel 15 which rides in either direction according to the direction of movement of the ash sifter. It is also obvious that the device may be used in a manner similar to the use of a shovel and that when used as a sifter and the sifting body is carobj ectionable dust, which ordinarily occurs will be noticed.

The foregoing description and the drawings'have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention; It is to be understood that I may make suchchanges in construction and Copies oft his patent may beobtained for of the wheel in the rear of the expedient and 'fallwithin the'scope of the the ash pit and the draft will the handle is the blade 9 into the bottom the handle may be lifted to lift the sifting body. atwhich time the coals arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove appended claims. a

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is 2-- 1. In an ashsiftenthe combination of a sifting frame, a handle extending from said sifting frame, and a supporting means car-j ried by said handle at a point inthe rear'of and spaced from the sifting frame, whereby the sifting frame will be supported at a dis tance above the supporting will be unobstructed throughout'its entire length. Y

2. In an ash" sifter, the combination of a sifting frame, a handle connected tovsaid frame, brackets carried spaced from the sifting frame and a wheel connected to said brackets, whereby the wheelwill be connected to the handle at a point -inthe rear of the sifting frame thus causing the sifting frame to'be supported above the supportingsurface and be unob structed throughout its entire length. I

surface and sifting frame including parallel shanks ex-' 7 tending r'e'arwardly therefrom" in spaced apart relation, a

said-shanks, supporting brackets comprising side members whichconverge toward'thelr lower ends to. form apices, the upper portions 'of-said @brackets bearing in space apart relation upon said "shanks, securing means extending through said brackets and said shanks and handle for fixing these-elements upon each other, at the apices of rotatably mounted upon said stubjaxle between said brackets, thus causing the wheel to be connected to'said'handle at a point in handle inserted between a stub-axle carried the brackets and a wheel the rear ofthe sifting frame, whereby the frame will be supported above a supporting surface and will be unobstructed throughout its entire length.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence-0f two witnesses. v I W. I-IELTDN.

Witnesses: i

' Anon zoG'. FISCHER,

WILLIAM C. BAKER;

five cents'each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0;" I I p 

